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Garda Equipment. (7 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a response from the chief inspector of the Garda inspectorate, Ms Kathleen O'Toole, to the copy of the Barr report that he sent to her; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41929/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Inquiries: Departmental Inquiries (7 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a report from the expert group established in view of concerns arising from the Dean Lyons case; if a deadline has been set for the work of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41928/06]

Public Transport: Motion. (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Public Transport: Motion. (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: That is right.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to reports of an increase in the level of anti-social behaviour in the area of Fethard, County Tipperary; if there are plans to provide extra Gardaí in the town to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42719/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will complete the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 28 November 2006; if she will give an undertaking that the medical and accommodation facilities already existing on the site of St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin 6 will be retained and developed for other medical and health purposes, such as step down facilities for...

Written Answers — Property Disposal: Property Disposal (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 30 November 2006, if he accepts that premises (details supplied) in County Donegal were sold on 1 December 2006 at a time when Enterprise Ireland had not received the up to date accounts it sought in October 2005; if a full repayment of preference shares has been made to...

Written Answers — National Schools: National Schools (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools broken down by patron as per the latest available figures. [42303/06]

Written Answers — Schools Funding: Schools Funding (12 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding given in each year from 2002 to 2005 and in to date in 2006 for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the amount of funding requested by the school for each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the running costs of the school for each year from 2002 to date in 2006; her views on whether the school is adequately...

Written Answers — Drug Use: Drug Use (13 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent 2006 annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction; his views on its finding that drugs in Europe are at their cheapest for five years and are probably cheaper than ever before; his further views on the levels of drug use here that are instanced in the report,...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Instruction to Committee (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: In the same spirit, I welcome any measure that tidies up our legislation and ensures Ireland is a first-class location in legislative terms for financial services. There is an entire industry, with 16,000 people engaged in employment, in the International Financial Services Centre in the docklands. There is probably more legal firepower contained in one of those companies than there is in...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I fully support Deputy Hogan's comments. Our political and administrative systems are relatively new to the world of the regulator and we have understandably taken our steer from the island across the water, as we have done traditionally. We have also taken a steer from the framework directives and regulations proposed at European level. Irrespective of who was responsible, I am not sure...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Good.

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: We will help him ride into the sunset.

Written Answers — Debt Levels: Debt Levels (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the latest support he has given to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service in view of the concerns expressed by the organisation that they are being swamped with requests for advice; his views on the increasing levels of personal debt among families here; his further views on whether the structures and organisation of MABS require...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs that steps he will take arising from criticism by the Pensions Ombudsman of what he called the theft by employers of pension contributions deducted from employees but not remitted to pension schemes, particularly in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43134/06]

Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasoning behind the Government's decision to fund a redundancy package at Irish Ferries; his views on whether the workers in question were legitimately made redundant, or if their jobs still exist; the action he will take to ensure that taxpayers' money is not used to assist companies in the race to the bottom; if...

Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he accept that there were no redundancies in this case? What happened was that the jobs in question were sold to people from other countries who were prepared to work at a lower rate. In logical terms and in light of the facts the Irish Seamen's Union, ISU, agreed, under pressure and coercion, to allow their members to sell their jobs in return for...

Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister referred to facts.

Redundancy Payments. (31 Jan 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It is not my analysis.